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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janick Ironcrotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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182 cm
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janick Ironcrotch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Silva! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ironcrotch.
Ironcrotch avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Ironcrotch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ironcrotch tries to get out of the position. Ironcrotch is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action. Ironcrotch taking shots to the head. Ironcrotch is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount. Silva is looking to stand but Silva has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Ironcrotch tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ironcrotch tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away. Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Janick Ironcrotch has been cut. Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Ironcrotch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva avoids the attempt from Ironcrotch to control. Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ironcrotch is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ironcrotch and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ironcrotch wants to control but Silva postures up. Ironcrotch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Ironcrotch sneaks back into half guard. Ironcrotch wants to get back to full guard. Ironcrotch gets full guard. Ironcrotch keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ironcrotch is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ironcrotch trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Ironcrotch has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Silva looks gassed! Silva drives through with a takedown into guard. Ironcrotch pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ironcrotch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Ironcrotch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ironcrotch lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Ironcrotch gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Ironcrotch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ironcrotch showed some decent athleticism there. This has been an exciting period of action! Ironcrotch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Ironcrotch trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ironcrotch passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Janick Ironcrotch will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Janick Ironcrotch's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ironcrotch to score an easy takedown into full guard. Ironcrotch won't allow Silva to get back to his feet. Ironcrotch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. Silva trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ironcrotch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Ironcrotch throwing strikes but missing. Silva is breathing heavily. Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Ironcrotch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ironcrotch working Silva over with strikes. Ironcrotch scoring with strikes to the body and head. Ironcrotch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Ironcrotch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ironcrotch connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple. Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Ironcrotch sits in half guard. Nice strikes from Ironcrotch there. Ironcrotch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Ironcrotch is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Ironcrotch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ironcrotch lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ironcrotch wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy. Ironcrotch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Ironcrotch is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it. Silva is trying to stand.
Ironcrotch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily. Ironcrotch not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ironcrotch lands a nice short elbow. Ironcrotch working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ironcrotch is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Ironcrotch working the head and body with strikes. Ironcrotch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Janick Ironcrotch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ironcrotch connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple. Silva is looking to escape. Ironcrotch is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Silva is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Janick Ironcrotch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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